Donald Trump is returning to Arizona this week, visiting the border on Thursday and holding a rally in Glendale on Friday, but I won’t be anywhere near him.

I’ve covered politics for much of the last 20 years, including Trump campaign rallies, and I’ll never do it again.

It’s not about Trump.

He’s a presidential candidate for a major political party, and therefore merits coverage regardless of how much his lies and election denials and racist statements bother me, personally.

Journalists, especially opinion journalists such as myself, should call out these missteps loudly and frequently. It’s our role in making sure our nation has a strong democracy.

But I’ll be doing it from the office. Because Trump’s supporters are often, well, weird.

I don’t say that lightly.

I’m not a fan of Tim Walz branding Trumplicans with the “weird” sobriquet. For me, the Michelle Obama “when they go low, we go higher” strategy has the most dignity.

And if I were........

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